Even police are not safe in Kerala.

The India Today’s ‘best law order state’ award to Kerala Home Affairs Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan seems ridiculous for one who watches the present law and order situation in the State. The gods’ own country has really turned goondas’ on land. The peace loving people of the state are left with no option other than to remain in their home. Any complaint to police would turn adversely to the complainant as the police are in collusion with goondas of ruling politicians. Nevertheless, the police get some lessons occasionally. For instance, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of police and a constable came under attack near Thrssiur while a Sub-Inspector suffered injuries in an attack in Ernakulam district recently

It was ASI Hamzah of the Anthikkad police station who was attacked by a criminal gang engaged in “goonda collection” with a bucket at Thrissur. One constable Manoj was also injured in the attack. The bucket collection of money in thoroughfare is the notorious way of collecting and spending unaccounted money by major political outfits in the state.
Police become alert only when they are attacked. And that is why the Viyyur police sprang to action immediately and took into custody three of the goondas. Would the police expose the political affiliation of these goondas if they belong to Kodiyeri’s party?
Open harassment of people who refuse to pay money, by gangs sponsored by political parties are a common scene in Kerala. If money put in bucket is only Rs 10, the party leader shows the audacity to return the money in open and threaten the person about future consequence.

All disgrace incidents are seemingly matter of reputation for the Kerala Home Department. And that is why Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had different opinions on the law and order situation in the State.
The law and order situation in Kerala is so dreadful that criminals are resorting to murdering innocents to settle their scores with the police. ‘No reason killing’ of a aged man in Varkala is an example. The Home Ministry of Kerala have nothing to cheer other than by accepting awards issued by independent agencies with vested interest.